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I would like to know how you keep your plant so "bushy" and full instead of uneven around. I have a red one and a pink, which is the one that's gotten so big but a little untidy. You have a beautiful plant there and I'm sure your grandmother would be extremely happy with your stewardship 😊

And could you substitute akadama for the Calcined Clay?

The 1/8 is the size of the lava rock and the Calcined Clay?

I really enjoyed this video 😊 I hope that someday my truncata will be as big as yours!

BRILLIANT! Using the previous pot as a template is awesome! You aren’t fighting to work around the plant nearly as much! Thank you!!! This is my very first Bromeliad and I got the Cryptanthus Red Earth. So pretty!

I just ordered one ..im so excited to add this gorgeous plant to my collection..

thank you for making the video. I am still trying to get the hang for the cryptanthus family. This video is quite inspiring. I love the idea of replanting the pups in the same pot to give it that 'family group look'.

Can’t kill these things. Been 2 months. They’re endless.

How are your ionantha seedlings doing?

Cute video! Thanks for creating this awesome project. I will have to dig out the old trim wood pieces in the shed and make something like this!

I like them all! Beautiful video, thank you so much. The pots are also beautiful.

Have you ever had a hitchhiker meaning a tiny seedling of unknown parentage that has grown on the leaf of one of your Tillandsia? Also, since both varieties were the same Ionantha you are only getting the same plant seeds so it would’ve been more exciting if you would’ve did the cross breeding.

Did u ended up planting the seeds?

Beautiful garden u have 👍

Thank you!! I’ve just done the same by planting mine in the (supposedly) correct type of soil. I tested the soil afterwards and unfortunately it was high in P. I used a bag of specialist mix that said ‘low phosphorus’ but when I tested it, it tested to be ‘moderate’ in phosphorus. Thanks for the awesome video!

Wait, is Easter cactus different???

Man one of those lophs looks abit sorry for itself, hard to say what it is from the video at first i thought the yellowing maybe previous mite damage but doesnt look blotchy enough, maybe a ph issue or fertilization problem, personally i use a mix of peat free cacti compost, pumice, horticultural grit and small amount of limestone chippings to slightly raise the ph as they are one of the few cacti that really like a more alkaline ph, best thing you can do is get a all in one substrate reader, ph, moisture, temp etc, although to be honest in such a inorganic mix it might not get a great reading, i had a similar problem with one of mine but it was like it when i got it

Hi you where saying you pollinated them it will be appreciated for you to make a Video and show us how and what it turn out thank for sharing your wisdom two years ago I started my collection of this gorgeous plants need the purple one still 😍💕

I really feel for you! Ideal with bermuda grass here in south texas. Isnt it funny how it always seems to get into the most difficult plants. I just subscribed and really love your vids. Here in south texas we have a large selection of cactus yucca and agaves and we can grow a variety of aloe. Again great vids😊

Thanks for the great tips on how to add the roof. They look really cool. The plants probably help the birds feel camouflaged and safe.

nice fan aloe "plicatilus"! I have 3 growing here in Kula, Maui. One of my favorites besides my protea.

Your yard looks nice! I envy that you can plant aloe out under full sun. It was satisfying to watch you pull out that hesperaloe, clean the weeds and see the results after. Great job!

Thanks for the tips. I’ve got to repot mine after the squirrels got to it, so I was just checking for the best soil mix. The one I used ( probably orchid bark) was too dry most of the time. I’ll add potting soil like you did. And you’re right , those are great pots.

Sib Cross leaves are beautiful!

Omg! Your cactus is so big and full of beautiful flowers! Love the orange hybrid that you created. It is one unique color.

Thank you. My Paphiopedilum orchid, "Raisin pie," budded for the second time (yea!) since I was gifted it by the husband of a friend, a member of the Maryland Orchid Society. I was wondering how long it would take the bud to open up fully. It's still nodding downward. So excited. I was worried I might kill it, overwater it, have the house too warm, too cool, etc. I'm a new "parent." so anxious. I only noticed the bud last week. Thanks for the video.

All such cuties! 😊❤🌵

I love your channel!

Gorgeous

My grandma recently moved in with me and she has a Christmas cactus that isn't doing that great. She has had it for years so I really want to try to get it well again. It is not blooming, but beyond that, it is just pretty leggy, and pretty thin. And the root ball is tiny. The pot it was in got knocked over and broke, that's why i know that. So, I was just reading that you should not have them in a pot that is too big, they almost want to be root bound. If this is true then I put it in a pot much too large for it. Should I repot it?

Stupendous, I have grown most of these but my love for plants intersects more with plantscaping and design while your hobby seems to stand at the crossroads between flora and fauna.

Same with Australian plants David

Very cool - looks like a beautiful little alien!

Wow... I loved your jewel orchid. It is growing so nicely. I have one and i hope to grow many cuttings also.

I live in coastal San Diego (Coronado); where in CA are you? I have heard other gardeners refer to SoCal as “ground-zero for succulents”, something I find to be quite true. Basically from the Bay Area south, all the way to México, along the west coast is every Christmas cactus’ ideal habitat. Even though they’re from Brazil, they’re not hardcore tropical, Amazon-Basin plants, they’re from the Atlantic coastal forests… so really, coastal California should be ideal for them. And I think it is! Mine are outside 24/7, 365. I don’t think they’d do too well indoors actually. Here, that is. I do keep them in bright outdoor shade or indirect light (under shade screen, mesh, etc., or even in a shady tree) during spring/summer. Once temps go down a bit, they seem to just ”know” to flower, no matter where they’re at. Doesn’t really seem to affect them one way or another, if I deprive them of light or not. They still bloom, like clockwork; the Easter cacti in spring, Thanksgiving cacti in fall, Xmas cacti in Nov/Dec. I don’t put them in a box, or cover them or place them in a closet. What I will do is just transfer them to somewhere outdoors with more overhead protection, usually our back patio or the garden workshop area. It’s northwest facing, so barely gets any light. But it does receive ample reflected light off of the pavement, and even then, a plant has to be specifically placed to even get that bit of afternoon light. Its pretty dark under there. Walls bordering on three sides and a roof overhead.. so good windbreak. But even if I didn’t relocate them, I know they’d bloom regardless. Whenever I start to feel “cold”, such as right now (when it’s been raining & it’s a frigid… 58°F/14°C!! 😱🥶 ), I have to remember that many of these plants we grow are not necessarily tropical JUNGLE plants, but rather equatorial cloud forest plants. Such as a number of Marantaceae species, bromeliads, orchids, Spathiphyllum and Anthurium (and many aroids), etc. I find that these _Schlumbergera_ or _Zygocactus_ (whatever it is!) ok now I’m rambling, damn Adderal…my bad! 🤣

It all looks soo good! These type of videos get me motivated to do my own plant work that needs to be finished! The dart frog tank with the creeping fig and Paphiopedilum is great. I don’t see enough people utilizing orchids, like those, into dart frog enclosures, or other reptile-amphibian setups. I know there are those who use jewel orchids, at least some use them, but Paph’s would seem like a great choice!

I just bought one and I'm so excited... it will be here next week

Dart frogs! wow!

The plant in video is beautiful but all this talking and you don't Show us anything..

I have an Ollie, skinny leaves, mother's flower. I have a lou she was a church friend.

I've grown Thanksgiving cacti since 2018 and until this past winter they never bloomed for me. Last winter I moved the plants from my bedroom to the laundry room. In that room there are no lights on at night so the plants have the increased period of darkness. Also, we don't keep that room as warm as the rest of the house. I think that is what caused buds to form. I summered the plants under the carport and they did quite well. In October I brought the plants in when the temps dropped into the forties. Some of them already had set buds. I, too, had blooming cacti for Halloween. But, I checked yesterday and I have a few more plants that have set buds so I hope to have some blooms for Christmas.

Litho. Not Lipo

Here in Pennsylvania I have mine outside all summer like you do. By October when I bring them inside they are already developing loads of buds. Mine are in full bloom by Halloween. I renamed mine "Halloween Cactus"! 🎃 So I never do the closet thing. Thanks for the video!

Keep making plant videos!

I repotted mine to a smaller pot and had plenty of the sandy soil mix. no peat like mix.

New subscriber here. I loved your very informative video. These are my favorite plants to grow and propagate. And the winter blooms really are a bonus for mental health. Some of mine are in full bloom now. They should be renamed "Halloween Cactus"!! 🎃

Thank you, David. I’m in central Illinois and just ordered a few true Christmas cactus cutting and a couple rooted Thanksgiving cacti. Looking forward to blooms next year (I doubt this year unless I buy one locally closer to the holidays that’s blooming). Your info is a great prep to get me started with these. *My grandmother was from Paspébiac, Quebec. Tough old bird! I love her and miss her very much. She didn’t leave me a Christmas cactus but she did leave me a short temper (only sometimes). 😅

How can you tell?

This is the most honest video on these things I've seen. My home is on a supercolony, and they've taken over every corner of my backyard, and even killed off my neighbor's lemon tree. You can take a walk in the neighborhood and their ant hills are everywhere. Kind of feels like they're winning!

Cactastic yes oc❤❤❤❤❤